Now the number has swelled to 260, and they're making room on the walls for more.

Owner Bob Dugre said every picture tells a story, and in lots of cases, it turns into a family reunion.

"We have some locals that lost track of certain servicemen and suddenly reacquaint themselves with the family, so it's pretty neat," he said.

A regular group of veterans comes to the Snak Shak six days a week for coffee and breakfast.

"I think it's great that Bob honors the guys," Creswell area veteran Rick Higgins said. "He not only honors them with a picture but if you come in this restaurant in uniform, you get a free meal. That's pretty special."

Some of the stories of service are still being written: 16 of the wall's faces are currently deployed, many in Afghanistan or Iraq.